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Christopher Gibbons: Motets, Anthems, Fantasias & Voluntaries / Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-08-14

Works: Christopher Gibbons: Not unto us, O Lord, anthem for double chorus & organ; Voluntary for organ in C major; Above the Stars My Saviour Dwells, anthem for chorus; Fantasy-Suite, for 2 violins, viol & ...
Performers: Bedford, Charmian; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Egarr, Richard; Hyde, Philippa; Latham, Richard; Richter, Rodolfo; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music Choir

Born into an English musical family, organist & composer Christopher Gibbons (1615-1676) probably received early training from his famous father Orlando Gibbons. The young Gibbons...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London (11/2010)....continue...

Couperin: Pieces de Clavecin - The Complete Harpsichord Works / Richard Egarr

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Louis Couperin: Allemande for Harpsichord in A minor "L' Amiable"; Les Carillons de Paris, for organ (Pièces d'orgue, no 140)
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Hailed for his "revelatory" account of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (The New York Times), Richard Egarr turns to one of the least-known and most entrancing collections...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London (02/20/2010-02/24/2010); Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (02/20/2010-02/24/2010); Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London (04/16/2009-04/20/2009); ...continue...

Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Vol. 2

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893
Performers: Egarr, Richard

In Book I (1722) of his Well-Tempered Clavier, J.S. Bach set off on an unprecedented passage through all the tonalities available to him on the...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (03/2007); St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (03/2007); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (05/2007); ...continue...

The Art of the Violin / Andrew Manze

5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/2; Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Sonata for violin & cont...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]
Conductors: Manze, Andrew

Andrew Manze is celebrated as, "a violinist with extraordinary flair and improvisatory freedom" (BBC Music Magazine) and, "the first modern superstar of the baroque violin"...continue...

Handel: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 & 5 / Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Trio sonata for flute/violin, violin & continuo in B minor, Op. 2/1, HWV 386b; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 2/2, HWV 387; Trio Sonata for 2 Violins an...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Rachel; Crouch, Joseph; Egarr, Richard; Richter, Rodolfo
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music conclude their award-winning Handel cycle with this dazzling traversal of the Trio Sonatas Op.2 and Op.5. These...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (10/2007/01/2008)....continue...

Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Complete Violin Sonatas

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Sonatas (6), for violin & cembalo, Op. 3; Sonatas (6), for violin & cembalo, Op. 4
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
These are virtuoso performances of some quite extraordinary music. Each sonata has its own descriptive subtitle and a movement layout which seems...continue...

Handel: Organ Concertos, Op. 7

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/1, HWV 306; Organ Concerto in A major, Op.7/2, HWV 307; Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/3, HWV 308; Organ Concerto Movement in D minor (Adagio);...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"This is one of the most delightful Baroque orchestral recordings to appear in quite a while. In terms of the competition, it goes straight to...continue...

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052 & 1053, Triple Concerto / Egarr, Manze

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

J. S. Bach's harpsichord concertos and the Triple Concerto span the total range of Baroque expression. Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music led...continue...

Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op 1 / Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E minor, HWV 359a/Op. 1 no 1; Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in G minor, HWV 360/Op. 1 no 2; Sonata for Violin and Basso Contin...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Rachel; Bruine, Frank de; Egarr, Richard
Conductors: Egarr, Richard

"The Academy of Ancient Music is one of the best and oldest of period-instrument groups, so it should come as no surprise that their performances...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Egarr, Richard
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The most popular and best-known works in the Baroque repertoire beautifully captured in SACD sound. The only complete Brandenburg Concertos available on Harmonia Mundi a...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Purcell: Keyboard Suites & Grounds / Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Suite for Harpsichord no 1 in G major, Z 660; Chaconne for Harpsichord in G minor, Z T680 "Timon of Athens"; Suite for Harpsichord no 2 in G minor, Z 661; Ground for Harpsichord in C m...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Published a year after his death, Henry Purcell's eight keyboard suites were long overshadowed by his more celebrated works. They are the heirs to a...continue...

Handel: Organ Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Organ...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Richard Egarr’s very first CD as Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music - a recording of Handel’s 'Concerti Grossi Op. 3' – has...continue...

Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier / Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"Egarr offers up a superb recording of the first 24 of the '48'. This is really one of the better recordings of the 'Well-Tempered Clavier'....continue...

Schubert: Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Manze, Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D 385/Op. 137 no 2; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G minor, D 408/Op 137 no 3;...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

"Manze plays a violin from 1834, and Egarr plays a fortepiano from 1815 in a set of perfectly-balanced readings. Everything Manze and Egarr do sounds...continue...

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi VII-XII / Manze, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 7 in D minor (after Corelli 5/7; Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 8 in A mi...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; McGillivray, Alison; Watkin, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

"This disc is a single-disc condensation drawn from the earlier set that comes, as an added bonus, a thick catalogue of Harmonia Mundi's active releases,...continue...

Mozart: Fantasias & Rondos / Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485; Capriccio for Piano in C major, K 395 (300g); Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Mar...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"Egarr's fortepiano (by Johann Zahler, Brno, c1805), though capable of wide dynamics and tonal colours, has crisp timbres... These magnificent works are brought out from...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations, 14 Canons / Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Canons (14) on the Ground from the "Goldberg Variations", BWV 1087
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Returning to the music of J.S. Bach, keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr offers the complete, unabridged Goldberg Variations. He performs the work using a harpsichord modeled...continue...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-12-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f); Sonata for violin & piano no 30 in C major (fragment), K. 403...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Zahler, Johann

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f); Sonata for violin & piano no 30 in C major (fragment), K. 403...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Zahler, Johann

"There is a near perfect balance and unity of insight between Andrew Manze and Richard Egarr." - International Record Review "One of the beauties of...continue...

Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas / Manze, Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13; Sonata for Violin in F major, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful); Violin (or Oboe) Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a;...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, McGillivray

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-10-12

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105; Andrew Manze: Scordatura briefly explained (for Biber's Rosary Sonatas)
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; McGillivray, Alison

'The Rosary Sonatas' are one of the most unusual collections of violin music ever assembled. It is primarily this work on which the fame of...continue...

Corelli: Violin Sonatas Op 5 / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-03-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/2; Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Sonata for violin & cont...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

When Andrew Manze's groundbreaking recording of Geminiani's Concerti Grossi was released, there was immediate anticipation to hear him perform the works upon which they were...continue...

Bach: 7 Harpsichord Concertos, etc / Egarr, Manze, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto";...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"What makes these versions especially pleasurable is the way the harpsichordist blends with the ensemble rather than aggressively stepping into the spotlight. Excellent sound from...continue...